Spring mattress



B. B. ENGLANDER.

SPRING MATTRESS.

APPLICATION FILED FEB-2,1921.

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BENJAMIN B. ENG-LANDER, 0F BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOB TO THE ENGLANIDER SPRING BED COMPANY, 0F BROOKLYN, NEV] YORK,

A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

srnnve MATTRESS.

Application filed February 2, 1921. Serial No. 441,771.

To all whom it may concern:

Beit known that T, BENJAMIN B. ENG- LANDER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Spring Mattresses, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to mattresses of that kind adapted to support the usual stuffed mattress which are frequently designated as springs or spring mattresses although not necessarily limited to a spring construction, theobject of the invention being to provide an improved mattress particularly adapted for use with bed structures having a bowed or curved end such as a foot whereby the necessity of making the mattress of less width as has heretofore been the case when used with such a bed structure, is obviated. One of the advantages of the present improved spring mattress is that it enables it to be used with a bowed or curved foot and yet be as wide as the ordinary spring used with a straight foot. Another advantage for this construction of the spring is that it prevents the displacement thereof sidewise and enables the spring to be maintained firmly in position at all times. Another advantage is that it increases the length of the spring so that the end thereof will come closer to the curved or bowed foot thereof and thiswithout any decrease in the Width of the spring. Heretofore in making beds having a curved or bowed foot the springs or spring mattresses had to be made narrower than the usual width thereof so that they would fit between the posts of the foot in order to bring the end of the mattress as close as possible to the curved or bowed end orfoot. In other words the ordinary full. Width spring would not fit a bed having a bowed end or foot because the straight or transverse bars of the spring would engage the posts. Therefore in order to lit the curved foot the spring had to be made narrower so as to extend between the posts. This was a disadvantage not only because-of the narrow width of the spring but also because special means had to be provided to support the spring on the full width side rails of the bed. By means of the present improvement however the spring can be made of its usual width without any special means of support while at the same time its length will be sufficient to enable it to efficiently fit between the posts and thus eificiently close the space between the bowed foot and the end of the spring and which is essential also to prevent lengthwise spreading or falling over of the stuffed mattress between the end of the spring and the bowed foot which would be present where the spring does not extend into the bow of the foot. Tn constructing the present improved spring, the transverse end support is bent or formed at each end so as to provide a recess or space at the corner of the mattress which recess is adapted to receive the up-right support or post of the bed structure so that the end bar will lap a plurality of the sides of the post while the main yaortion of the bar will extend beyond the posts and into the bow of the foot.

While of course the same construction can be present at both ends of the bed, should the head be made in how formation, it is unnecessary to show this because it is not now the practice of bed manufacturers to make the head of how formation since this would prevent the bed from being pushed close to the wall.

Other objects of this invention will appear in the description thereof, reference be ing laid to the accompanying drawings forming a part of the specification wherein like reference characters indicate corresponding parts throughout the several views, and wherein Fig. 1 is a perspective view ofa bed embodying my invention Fig. 2 is a detail view thereof on a somewhat larger scale illustrating my invention, parts being removed for the sake of clearness; Fig. 3 is a front elevation partly insection of the construction shown in Fig. 2; and

Figs. 4 and 5 are detail views of the cooperating mattress supporting members.

The present improved spring comprises a pair of transverse or crossbars suitably spaced apart by the usual side bars and be tween which transverse bars a spring or other fabricis stretched and as hereinbefore set forth in the preferred form thereof herein shown and described, the foot transverse bar 2, which is shown in the present instance as an angle bar, has its horizontal flange split or cut adjacent to each end as shown at 13 to permit the same to be bent substantially or approximately at right angles. Thus the angle bar 2 by such operation is provided with a bent portion 4f, the vertical 1 and are connected by means of a sleeve to the side bars 9 of the mattress, as is well known in the art.

Secured in any suitable manner to the transverse end supporting bars 2 and 18 are coiled springs 10 which are in turn secured to the end binding members 11 of the spring mattress. The spring fabric of the mattress is preferably metallic, either of woven wire or of the link spring type, the former being illustrated in the present instance, and is stretched or held under tension between the binding members 11 at each end of the mattress. A second spring fabric 14, of less length than the central fabric, is secured to the angle bars 7 at each side of the main sprin fabric or, spring bottom 12, in the same manner, as by means of coiled springs 10 and shorter binding members 13, the adjacent fabrics being secured together as at 15, (see Fig. 2).

In the present embodiment of my invention I have illustrated a spring mattress provided with a bent transverse angle bar merely at one end thereof, the head of the mattress being constructed preferably in the usual manner. It is obvious that the an gle bar 7 instead of the bar 2 may be bent and the two then bolted together, or the transverse support for the mattress may be constructed of a single bar instead of two, the same in such case being bent twice or in any other manner to secure the desiredshape of the corner spaces for the bed posts.

It will be seen therefore that I have provided a mattress which. will serve, several useful purposes, namely to lap a plurality of the sides of the bed posts and firmly engage the same so as to retain. the mattress rigidly in position while enablin it to project beyond the inner sides of the bed posts, thus increasing the effective length of the mattress without in any way decreasing the width thereof. The angle bar 2 as will be seen is bent to project beyond the inner sides of the bed posts and thus by. means of the bars 7 connected thereto, av space or recess is provided which is adapted to receive the bed supporting posts 17 as the mattress rests in position upon the side rails 16 of the bed.

structure. Although I have shown bar 2 as bent substantially at right angles it will be readily understood that the same may be bent to any desired shape in order to conform more perfectly to the shape of the bed posts 17.

Although I have described a preferred embodiment of my invention it will be understood that I do not limit myself to the exact details of construction herein shown and described but may make any changes that will come within the scope of the ap pended claims.

Furthermore although I have shown my improved mattress as used with a bed having a foot provided with vertical bars bowed or bent outwardly, it is of course to be under.- stood that the same may comprise horizontal. bars bowed outwardly without in any way departing from the spirit of my invention.

I claim as my invention:

1. A bed structure comprising in combination, supporting posts, a bowed. end member, and a spring mattress adapted for use therewith and comprising a transverse bar at each end and a fabric stretched therebetween, one of said bars adjacent to said bowed end member having a length less than the width of said, mattress, and constructed to project between a pair of said posts, and. the other of said bars having a length substantially equal to the width of the mattress.

2. A bed structure comprising in combination, supporting posts, a bowed end. member, a spring mattress adaptedfor-use therewith and comprising; a transversebar. at each end and a fabric stretched therebetween, one of said bars adjacent to said bowed end member having; a length less v than the width of the mattress and bent in? wardly at its ends to project between apair of said posts, and the other. of said bars haV- ing a length substantially equal to the width of the mattress.

3. A bed. structure comprising; in com;

bination, supporting posts, a bowed end,

the width of the mattress and bent inwardly.

at its ends to project between a pair of said posts. and the other of said barsihaving a, length substantially equal to the width of: the mattress, said first bar having a pair-of transverse bars connected to the bent ends thereof.

4. In a bed structure having a bowedlend; member including a pair of posts, a mat: tress adapted for use therewith and comprising a, pair of transverse bars and a fabric. stretched.therebetween, one of said bars con: structed to project between said posts-and. to lap the same substantially at right angles to the projecting portion thereof, said fabriccomprising a, main portion of less width than the mattress, and a pair of side portions;

of less length than the main portion and horizontally alined therewith.

5. In a bed structure comprising supporting posts and a bowed end member, a spring mattress adapted for use therewith and comprising a transverse member at each end and a fabric therebetween, one of said members adjacent to said bowed .end member constructed of less length than the width of the mattress so as toproject between a pair of said posts into said bowed end member.

6. In a bed structure comprising supporting posts and a bowed end member, a spring mattress adapted for use therewith and comprising a transverse member at each end and a fabric therebetween, one of said members adjacent to said bowed end member comprising a main bar and a bar secured to each end thereof, the main bar constructed of less length than the width of the mattress so as to project between a pair of said posts into said bowed end member. I

7. In a bed structure comprising supporting posts and a bowed end member, a mattress having a transverse end support comprising a bar adapted to be located adjacent to said bowed end member and constructed of less length than the width of the mattress so as to project between a pair of said posts, a main mattress fabric of less width than the mattress connected with said bar between the ends thereof, and side fabric portions horizontally alined and connected with the main fabric, and constructed to extend laterally beyond the ends of said bar.

8. In a bed structure the combination of supporting posts, a bowed end member, and a spring mattress constructed to abut against said posts and to extend beyond the posts and into said bowed end member, thereby to occupy substantially the major portion of the space formed by said bowed end.

9. A spring mattress having a transverse end support consisting of a main angle bar, a horizontal flange of which is cut at each end and such end bent substantially at right angles, an angle bar secured to the end of said bent portion and extending substan tially at right angles thereto, a stretched fabric secured to said main angle bar, and a fabric secured to each of said second angle bars and connected to said first fabric, the construction being such that a recess is formed by said angle bars adapted to receive a bed supporting member and embrace a' plurality of the sides thereof. 4

Signed at Brooklyn, New York, this 31st day of January, 1921.

BENJAMIN B. ENGLANDER. 

